Biography
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Born
21 July 1981 (age 42)
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Born In
Redmond, King County, Washington, United States
Blake Colin Lewis (born July 21, 1981 in Redmond, Washington, United States) is an American singer-songwriter and beatboxer who was the runner-up on the sixth season of American Idol. His major label debut album A.D.D. (Audio Day Dream) was released on December 4, 2007 through 19 Recordings/Arista Records. On October 30, 2007, his first single "Break Anotha" was released. The album landed on number ten on the U.S. Billboard 200 as its highest peak position with 97,500 copies sold in its debut, and has sold over 350,000 copies. After the release of his second single "track artist=Blake Lewis]How Many Words", which peaked at number eight on the U.S. Billboard Dance/Club Play Songs, Lewis was dropped by Arista Records. Lewis eventually signed with Tommy Boy Records.
His second album, "Heartbreak on Vinyl", was released on October 6, 2009. The first single "Sad Song" was released on July 21, 2009. The album charted at number 135 on the U.S. Billboard Billboard 200, number twenty on the Billboard Independent Albums, and number seven on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums with over 4,000 copies sold in the first week.
His third album, "Portrait of a Chameleon", was released on May 20, 2014. This was his first independent record and includes his hit single "Your Touch". Portrait Of A Chameleon was available for pre order on PledgeMusic before its release and included special extras such as posters and insiders on his album.
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